Meloria

Meloria is a rocky skerry, surrounded by a shoal, off the Tuscan coast, in the , 6.1 kilometres north-west of .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Tower
  • Description: island
  • Also known as: “haut fond de la Meloria”, “îlot de la Meloria”, “îlot rocheux de la Meloria”, “Meloria Shoal”, “Meloria Shoals”, “Rocher de la Meloria”, “Secca della Meloria”, “Torre della Meloria”, and “Torre Meloria”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Meloria Tower and Meloria south end Lighthouse.

Tower
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Meloria is a rocky skerry, surrounded by a shoal, off the Tuscan coast, in the , 6.1 kilometres north-west of .

Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
is an active lighthouse located in the , 3 nautical miles west of the south entrance of the , in the southern part of the Meloria shoal. is situated 200 metres south of Meloria.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Venezia Nuova and Calambrone.

Neighborhood
Photo: Luca Aless, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood, which is situated 7 km east of Meloria.

Village
Photo: Sailko, CC BY 2.5.
is a village in , central , administratively a frazione of the comune of , . is about 25 km from the city of Pisa. is situated 8 km northeast of Meloria.

Neighborhood
Photo: Lucarelli, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood, which is situated 10 km east of Meloria.

Meloria

Latitude
43.54802° or 43° 32′ 53″ north
Longitude
10.21919° or 10° 13′ 9″ east
Open location code
8FMGG6X9+6M
Geo­Names ID
3173603
Wiki­data ID
Q955207
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Meloria” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Մելորիա”
  • Dutch: “Meloria”
  • Finnish: “Meloria”
  • French: “Meloria”
  • German: “Meloria”
  • Greek: “Μελόρια”
  • Italian: “Secche della Meloria”
  • Latin: “Maenaria insula”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Meloria”
  • Polish: “Meloria”
  • Portuguese: “Meloria”
  • Russian: “Мелория”
  • Spanish: “Meloria”
  • Turkish: “Meloria”
  • Turkish: “Secche della Meloria”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: San Iacopo and Venezia.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Leghorn Roads and Curvilinea Mole.

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